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UK retailer invests in ripeness grading. 20/06/17.
Asda has invested in a new avocado grading machine that uses acoustic sensors to measure the ripeness of the fruit, allowing it to merchandise the product with different levels of ripeness to suit different consumers.
M&S launches laser labeled avocados. 20/06/17.
Marks and Spencer has launched avocados with laser labels, a move it says will take 10 tonnes of labels and five tonnes of glue out of the supply chain. The technology uses intense light to mark the top layer of skin.
Malaysia adds goods tax to imported fruit. 19/06/17.
Malaysia will impose a Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 60 types of food items starting July 1, including fruits such as avocado. A Customs Department director confirmed the report saying "it's only a few items not consumed by the masses”.
Californian trio charged with US$300,000 avocado theft. 18/06/17.
The three men allegedly devised a cunning plan to steal avocados from a facility where they worked, selling cash-in-hand to customers after a distribution flow change caused confusion about whether trays were to be delivered or collected.
Peruvian avocados soon on air freight to US. 16/06/17.
Entrepreneurs from La Libertad will export produce, including avocado, directly to Miami from Trujillo, starting the third quarter of this year. Airbus 300 aircraft with a cargo capacity of 43 tons will be able to enter the Carlos Martinez de Pinillos airport.
US: avocado prices add to Chipotle’s woes. 15/06/17.
The Chipotle Mexican Grill, only slowly recovering from numerous E. coli outbreaks that has kept customers away in droves now has a new problem, input prices, specifically the rising cost of avocados. The price has nearly doubled in the last year.
Peruvian avocados could have bigger window. 15/06/17.
Shipments of Peruvian avocados into the US started around two weeks earlier than last year, a possible trend for the future as new growing areas in the Highlands and northern part of the country come into production.
Brooklyn’s avocado restaurant looks to add second location. 15/06/17.
The Avocaderia has served more than 7,000 customers since opening in Brooklyn and the owners are now scouting for locations in Manhattan. Other recent developments for the avocado-focussed eatery is an avocado chocolate mousse.
Parts of China’s Yunnan province being planted to avocado. 13/06/17.
Aiming to become a key player in China's avocado market in future, Raz Dor and his team of Israeli technologists are planting up parts of Yunnan province with avocados. Production is set to boom in coming seasons. Listen to the Soundcloud or read more here.
New Zealand avocados selling for $7.49/each. 13/06/17.
Consumers at some New Zealand retailers have seen avocados selling for $6-50 to $7.49/each. New Zealand Avocado’s Jen Scoular said high prices were normal at this time of year, and supply would continue to be short until late July. |
